1258-1266 AD., Kingdom of Sicily, Manfredi, Messina mint, Æ Denaro, Spahr 204 var.

Kingdom of Sicily (Regno Sicilia), Manfredi, Messina mint, 1258-1266 AD.,
Æ Denaro (14-16 mm / 0,71 g),
Obv.: .+. SIC[I]LIЄ , cross pattée with a pellet at end of each serif. - croce patente con due globetti ad ogni estremità.
Rev.: .+. AyNFR’RЄX (NF ligatured) / M , legend in a circle around gothic M - nel campo M gotica.
Travaini 72 var. (rev. legend) ; Spahr 204 var. (same) ; MEC 14, 611 ; cf. Biaggi 1111 .

Manfred (1232, Venosa – 26 February 1266) was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266. He was a natural son of the emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Bianca Lancia (or Lanzia) his mother.
Charles the Count of Anjou defeats Manfred at the battle of Benevento on February 26, 1266 End of Hohenstaufen dynasty.